Person
Deborah Norton
Acting · Born 1944-06-08 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Deborah Norton was born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1944. She attended a Quaker boarding school and later studied at the Drama Centre London. She worked in Britain until she toured America with The Beggar's Opera. She later returned to the UK. She has acted roles in many television productions, including Marta Dorf in the television miniseries Holocaust and roles in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, although she is perhaps best known for her role as the PM's advisor Dorothy Wainwright in Yes, Prime Minister.
Known for
Omnibus
Nance Edgeworth
2Point4 Children
Martha Christie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Yes, Prime Minister
Dorothy Wainwright
Worlds Beyond
Alice Seagrove
Lady Killers
Clara Hogg
Holocaust
Marta Dorf
Home to Roost
Lydia Lane
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mrs. Thompson
Hardwicke House
Mrs Van der Git
Filmography
- 2002Harold Shipman: Doctor DeathDebra King
- 1999Welcome to Orty-Fou
- 1995BlissDorothy Snowden
- 1993Health and EfficiencyDiana Ewerts
- 1993Second ChancesProducer
- 19912Point4 ChildrenMartha Christie
- 1991Deptford GraffitiNurse
- 1989A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- 1987Hardwicke HouseMrs Van der Git
- 1986Worlds BeyondAlice Seagrove
- 1986Yes, Prime MinisterDorothy Wainwright
- 1985Mussolini: The Untold StoryMrs. Thompson
- 1985Home to RoostLydia Lane
- 1981CountryFaith
- 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian'sMrs Brennan
- 1980Lady KillersClara Hogg
- 1980The ExecutionerIlse Giesebrecht
- 1979Instant Enlightenment Including VATViv
- 1979RobbieMum
- 1978HolocaustMarta Dorf
- 1976Hitting TownClare
- 1976Plays for BritainClare
- 1976The PeddlerDr Rose Dane
- 1975Children of Rage
- 1974ZodiacPenny
- 1972Adult FunJenny
- 1967OmnibusNance Edgeworth
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